Celtic asked for Wednesday's match to be rescheduled

GLASGOW, Scotland -- The Scottish Premier League match
Wednesday between Glasgow rivals Celtic and Rangers was postponed
Monday following the death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell
over the weekend.

Motherwell's next two games had already been called off, but
Celtic asked for Wednesday's match to be rescheduled out of respect
for its former player.

"These are never easy decisions," SPL secretary Iain Blair
said. "But we recognize that, as a former player, Phil was part of
Celtic's extended football family."

The 35-year-old midfielder died Saturday after collapsing during
his team's 5-3 win over Dundee United.

O'Donnell, who started his career at Motherwell before stints
with Celtic and Sheffield, was about to be substituted at Fir Park
against Dundee United but collapsed before he could leave the field.

He was treated on the field for about five minutes before being
carried by stretcher to an ambulance and taken to the hospital. The
club later announced his death.

The SPL hasn't set a date yet for the Celtic-Rangers match or
Motherwell's postponed games with Hibernian and Celtic, which were
originally scheduled for Wednesday and Sunday.